AI Makes The HCM Market Hot Again: Workday, SAP, Oracle, and More.
Analyst Josh Bersin argues that AI is triggering a renaissance for major HCM platforms — Workday, SAP, and Oracle chief among them — shifting their identity from administrative sys
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This week in HR tech
11 stories across 7 beats, Oct 26–Nov 1, 2026 — each wired to the companies it names.
← Oct 19–25, 2026Week of Oct 26–Nov 1, 2026
AI in HR
1AI in HR Technology
1SeekOut Names Co-Founder John Tippett President to Lead the Shift from Recruiting Apps to AI Coworkers
SeekOut has promoted co-founder John Tippett from Chief Client Officer to President, effective immediately. Tippett will share day-to-day operational responsibility with CEO Aravin
Employee Experience
1ZipRecruiter Research: 53% of Workers Say AI Has Made Their Work More Enjoyable
ZipRecruiter's 2026 AI Worker Report — drawn from 1,500 employed U.S. workers — finds that 53% say AI has made their work more enjoyable, while 42% worry AI will render their job o
Enterprise AI Adoption
1Anthropic’s IPO filing reveals its strategy for keeping enterprise customers hooked
Anthropic's IPO filing (S-1) reveals that more than half of its highest-spending enterprise customers now use multiple products — up from roughly 30% at the end of last year — as t
HCM Platforms
1Updating SmartRecruiters Job Fields via API When Position Mapping Is Not Available
A post on SAP Community's HCM blog highlights a current integration gap between SmartRecruiters and SAP SuccessFactors: five key job fields — Location, Function, Industry, Experien
HR Technology
5Eightfold AI welcomes new CEO as the talent intelligence platform grows and scales - HR Brew
Eightfold AI has named a new CEO to lead the talent intelligence platform through its next phase of growth, according to HR Brew. The identity of the incoming executive and further
ICIMS Named a Talent Acquisition Leader by Nucleus Research for Seventh Consecutive Year - PR Newswire
iCIMS has reportedly been named a Talent Acquisition Leader by Nucleus Research for the seventh consecutive year, according to a company press release. No additional detail on eval
Deel vs. Rippling: Pricing, Features & Key Differences (2026 Comparison Guide)
Workology has published a 2026 buyer-oriented comparison guide pitting Deel against Rippling on pricing and features for global teams. The piece adds to a crowded field of similar
Agentic HR is everywhere — but nobody agrees on where it stops
From misconduct reporting to SMB workforce orchestration, the industry is shipping AI agents faster than it's setting rules for them.
Anthropic's IPO lifts the lid on enterprise lock-in — and hiring's noise problem
From Anthropic's S-1 cross-sell math to a 661-million-visit job market drowning in AI-generated applications, today's news circles one theme: volume without signal.
Talent Acquisition
1Millions Apply, Few Are Hired, Most Hear Nothing, According to New Fountain Report On How Frontline Hiring Really Works
Fountain has released a data report analyzing 12.5 million U.S. frontline job applications processed through its AI-native hiring platform. According to the company, the report sur
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